Defense attorney Patrick Blegen said that six families from Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Canada are willing to post their homes to secure a bond for the Chicago businessman, who dubbed his plot the "Mickey Mouse Project."

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They are both charged with conspiracy to provide material support to an overseas terrorism conspiracy -- with a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

Prosecutors fear the Canadian citizen might flee if released after his bond hearing Tuesday before federal Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan -- who will have to decide whether Rana will be allowed to go free on bail.